LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Betty Sue Flowers

The Library's director from 2002 to 2009 on her time at the helm

"...to follow – maybe the hardest for that particular institution: Harry Middleton, former presidential aide to Lyndon Johnson, Johnson's..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Lake|Flato's Impact on Austin

The firm behind the new library has changed our city's look

"...that partnered on the project with Boston's Shepley Bulfinch. But it's just one of many major projects here that..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...Kim Henkel, Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen – all were UT grads. Teri McMinn, who played the ill-fated Pam, was..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

Rick Perry calls a second special session

"...NOT IF, BUT WHEN..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The 2013 Cohen New Works Festival

If you can count on one thing in this biennial binge of student-generated works, it's that you'll be surprised

"...because so much of what the students in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance come up with in..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Don't Go Into the Light

It's time to lighten the load of light pollution

"...U.S., and the northern hemisphere is afflicted with light pollution. That's the ambient glow in the night sky from..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Happenings

Jan. 24-30

"...UT SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SUMMIT Find out how environmentally-friendly companies are..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Campaign finance reform, Sixth Street recycling and events of the week

"...financing and to repeal the $100 limit on campaign contributions in city elections. Curtis herself is largely responsible for..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Public Notice

Anyone Who Had a Heart

"...Recent high-profile media stories have put breast cancer back in the news. Lady Linda McCartney,..."

April 24, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Paraguayan Youth Band Turns Trash Into Treasure

From the trash heap to the concert hall with Landfill Harmonic

"...students in white shirts, black pants and skirts, nervously clutching their instruments. The difference is that these kids were..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...With aching sadness without sentimentality, this film shows how human connection is the..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Campus Carry and Open Carry Move Forward

Senate Bills 11 and 17 move to full Senate

"...prior silence on each issue shouldn’t reflect her opinions but rather indicate her intent to steer the hearing...."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...by the Texas state Capitol dome and the Whitman-haunted UT Tower, has gone all jagged with ever-taller condos, ostentatious..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Landfill Expansion Trashed ... for Now

Opponents of revised contract between Williamson County and Hutto landfill operator Waste Management Industries celebrate county commissioners’ decision to postpone voting on contentious new deal

"...Opponents of a revised contract between Williamson County and Hutto landfill operator Waste Manage­ment Industries celebrated Tuesday when county..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

"...a marriage classHeadlines• State flags are lowered and the UT tower darkened in memory of the 32 people slain..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Digging Up the History of the Texas Memorial Museum

From star of the Texas Centennial to overlooked gem

"...concerns that fossils and archaeological discoveries are being shipped out of the state due to the lack of a..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves

Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years

"...OK, so maybe there's a bit of truth. That's when Orion Classics officially released Richard Linklater's groundbreaking..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

2017: glass-half-full version

"...Michael Aaron Casares Reads Texas poet shares debut novel The Distance to the End – a queer..."

June 9, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...next regular meeting is not until May 24 – but with a spate of public work sessions in the..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature

Muralmania Month

August has seen at least three murals added to the city's burgeoning collection: at Mathews Elementary, St. David's Hospital, and a new Starbucks

"...What is it about the dog days that gets Austinites all hot to..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice

Public Notice asks not what it can do for its community but what you can. This week features the third of a three-part list of Austin area Volunteer Opportunities.

"...of Health (TDH) Gain skills and training while learning about public health concerns. 1100 W. 49th, 78756. 458-7111x2201...."

April 6, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"...its own interim ordinance, itself a compromise measure hammered out through repeated meetings among city, environmental, business, and development..."

May 7, 1999 Column

A Love Letter to the ATX Comes to the Austin Revolution Film Festival

David Reyes is totally Texas AF

"...Kicking off the upcoming Austin Revolution Film Festival, the premiere of his new film Texas..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Sage Dunlap

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...long history, a number of stories have been written about what has come to be known as the "Sneed..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Bevo Juice! Bevo Juice! Bevo Juice!

Perhaps UT's new fragrances will conjure miracles next fall

"...spirited passion of the Hook ‘em Horns, the dramatic beauty of the UT Tower bathed in burnt orange and..."

April 21, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

All Over Creation: Here Today ...

Site-specific art that exists so briefly says a lot about Austin

"...steel armatures that followed the curve of the arches but floated below them. With powerful lights directed on them,..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Common Sense Sez Horns Lose Again. History Whispers Hope.

Don't count UT out just yet

"...young quarterback Garrett Gilbert who continues to play competently but not spectacularly. You’ve got no consistent ground game, and..."

Oct. 14, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Bats Left, Sings Right

With help from Esther's Follies, Austin Lyric Opera turns Strauss' Viennese waltz into a Texas two-step

"...Lone Star State, where one may easily find a "flutter-mouse" (to translate the German literally) or two million making..."

May 30, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TCB

Will Wynn has it in for AMN, as does the Austin Hotel & Lodging Association

"...cab, Austin probably looks just like 2003: same owlish UT tower, same pinkish state Capitol, same Houston-like traffic jams...."

March 19, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Stirred up by the arts, sounding off on local TV

"...Where's the Attribution?..."

July 20, 2001 Column

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